Dean Witter Foundation Reports

Planting Justice: Growing food, jobs and community. That’s what this incredible Bay Area organization is accomplishing.

Aim High: Summer is a time to be different, not a time to be more of the same. So says my guest Alec Lee, co-founder and executive director of Aim High, a tuition-free fun and engaging summer learning and enrichment program.

IslandWood: Located on Bainbridge Island in Washington State is a 255-acre outdoor learning center called IslandWood. In this report you’ll meet Dr. John Haskin, Senior Vice President for Education at IslandWood, who introduces us to the programs they offer.

The Nature Journal Club: Did you know that drawing can improve memory and brain functions, strengthen observation skills and enhance creativity? My guest on this report is John Muir Laws, founder and host of The Bay Area Nature Journal Club.

Ocean Ambassadors: Bay Area middle school students and their teachers can learn about marine science from a state-of-the-art research and working animal hospital.

Pepperwood Preserve: We recently sat down with Sandi Funke, the Education Director at Pepperwood Preserve in Sonoma County, to learn about one of their environmental education programs: SCENIQ, “Students Conducting Environmental Inquiry.”